An acceleration sensing device includes a movable sensing member, a frame member and a supporting member. The supporting member is coupled between the movable sensing member and the frame member so as to support the movable sensing member. The acceleration sensing device further includes a covering member disposed above the movable sensing member, with a gap between the covering member and the movable sensing member. The acceleration sensing device still further includes internal electrodes, interconnection films, external electrodes and a resin film. The internal electrodes are arranged around the covering member. The interconnection films are disposed on the frame member so as to be coupled to the internal electrodes. The external electrodes are disposed on the interconnection films. The resin film is disposed on the frame member so as to seal the covering member. Also, there is provided a manufacturing method of the acceleration sensing device.
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1. A manufacturing method of an acceleration sensing device, comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate which has a principal surface including a plurality of device regions, wherein each of the device regions includes a movable sensing member and a plurality of internal electrodes, and wherein the internal electrodes are arranged around the movable sensing member; disposing a base substrate on a rear surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the rear surface is opposite to the principal surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming covering members over each of the device regions, so as to cover the movable sensing members; forming a plurality of interconnection films on each of the device regions so as to be coupled to the internal electrodes; forming a resin film on the principal surface of the semiconductor substrate so as to cover the covering member, the internal electrodes and a portion of each of the interconnection films in each of the device regions; and dividing the semiconductor substrate, the resin film and the base substrate, to separate the device regions into a plurality of acceleration sensing devices.
2. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , further comprising: forming a plurality of external electrodes on each of the device regions so as to be electrically coupled to the interconnection films.
3. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein said forming covering members comprises: forming supporting frame members on each of the device regions, so as to respectively surround each of the movable sensing members; and forming veiling members on each of the supporting frame members, so as to cover the movable sensing members.
4. The manufacturing method according to claim 3 , wherein the veiling members include semiconductor elements which control operation of the acceleration sensing devices and which have a plurality of sensor controlling electrodes thereon, the manufacturing method further comprising: forming a plurality of bonding wires which couple the sensor controlling electrodes with the internal electrodes, prior to said forming a resin film.
5. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein said providing a semiconductor substrate includes forming a plurality of grooves on each of the movable sensing members in parallel with each other.
6. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein said providing a semiconductor substrate includes forming a plurality of protrusions on each of the movable sensing members.
7. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the base substrate has a plurality of projecting portions which respectively face the movable sensing members.
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